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Morbidology

93: Leigh Matthews

Morbidology

Morbidology

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

It was July of 2004 when 21-year-old student, Leigh Matthews, vanished while walking to the parking lot at Bond South Africa University. Before it was even noticed that she was missing, her parents received a very disturbing phone call from somebody claiming that they were holding Leigh hostage and that they had one demand: money.

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Lee Matthews was a 21-year-old student studying at Bonsoyth Africa University, where she was

1:40.0

studying for a B-com finance degree. Her friends always described her as old-fashioned, and

1:46.6

often joked that she would blush at the drop of a hat. She was the daughter of Rob Matthews,

1:52.8

who was the MD of the ID specialist firm, First Technology, and Sharon Matthews. Rob was a

2:00.8

prominent businessman in the area. In 1999, he helped earn a round, the JSE listed, IT Supply Group,

2:09.1

Syltek. Rondy year later, Rob left Syltek and joined First Technology, which was one of the

2:15.9

largest independent IT companies in all of South Africa. Lee was close with both of her

2:22.5

parents, but especially with her mother. They often went to the gym together, as well as

2:27.5

to hobby classes. Their favorite was the class they took together to learn how to compile artistic

2:33.2

scrapbooks. She was following in her father's footsteps and wanted to have a successful career

2:39.5

as a charter to content. Lee was also an extremely caring and compassionate young woman.

2:45.8

After the infamous Columbine Massacre in 1999, Lee and her classmates had collected and sent

2:51.8

medical supplies to the victims. During her time at high school, she worked for a hospice,

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the S.P.C.A. and the Guide Dog Association. On the 9th of July 2004, Lee drove to Bond

3:07.6

University to attend her classes. Just the day beforehand, Lee had turned 21 years old. She

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and her family and a couple of girlfriends had gone for an evening meal at a restaurant.

3:19.7

They ordered a bunch of food and all shared it before the entire restaurant,

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sang Happy Birthday to Lee, turning her fierce bright red.

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Afterwards, they all went back to the Matthews' house and had tea and chocolate cake.

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